Mental Process
space perception
space per·cep·tion
Subclass of:
Perception
Definitions related to space perception:
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Awareness of the spatial properties of objects; includes physical space.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The awareness of the spatial properties of objects; includes physical space.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Space perception, process through which humans and other organisms become aware of the relative positions of their own bodies and objects around them. Space perception provides cues, such as depth and distance, that are important for movement and orientation to the environment. Human beings have...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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